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Parliament role as ‘house of love’

Assistants in the European Parliament seem to be taking the ambition of “ever-closer union” very seriously, judging from developments in the Dutch EPP delegation.

European Voice

5/15/02, 5:00 PM CET

Updated 4/12/14, 7:58 AM CET

This month, it celebrates the ratification of an office romance between 30-year-old Jelle Bakker and Femmy de Jong, 26.

The pair, who hail from the same province of Friesland, met two years ago after working for Dutch MEP Arie Oostlander.

Although Jelle has since left the Parliament to work for the European Bureau for Lesser-Used Languages in Brussels, their love has continued to blossom and the pair are now busy making final preparations for their Netherlands nuptials, which take place on 24 May.

The Brussels Parliament is not exactly renowned as a house of passion, but the couple have even featured the building on their wedding invitations (pictured) so they’ll never forget the place where they sealed their love. Ahhhhh!